title: Pretibial epidermolysis bullosa: report of a case.
abstract: Pretibial epidermolysis bullosa is a rare variant of hereditary epidermolysis bullosa that is characterized by the delayed onset of a blistering eruption limited to the pretibial area. We present a case in a 48-year-old woman. Immunofluorescence mapping demonstrated blister formation below the basement membrane. This was confirmed by ultrastructural investigations that also revealed rudimentary anchoring fibrils similar to those described in the dominant dystrophic forms of epidermolysis bullosa.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
authors.forename: D J
authors.initials: DJ
authors.lastname: Lichtenwald
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Hanna
authors.forename: D N
authors.initials: DN
authors.lastname: Sauder
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Jakubovic
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rosenthal
mesh_terms: D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000473:pathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001706:Biopsy; D001768:Blister / Q000473:pathology; D004820:Epidermolysis Bullosa / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010375:Pedigree; D012867:Skin / Q000473:pathology; D013977:Tibia; D013997:Time Factors